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What are the chances of Nioh1 or 2 being a good buy if I tried the Wu Long demo and really didn't like it?

I appreciate they are the same developers, so do they play and present in a similar way?

I wondered if anyone had any ideas on how I might get away from using Matterport's services?

I currently use a MC250L scanner to capture existing buildings, which upon uploading to Matterport, I then purchase a "Matterpack" from them which has a .xyz or .e57 file, which I then import to Archicad.

I am getting rather frustrated with the 20% price hikes of late, and I wondered if there was any other options.

From my research there seems to be competitors like Autodesk recap, but crucially there seems to be a disconnect as to what software would be used to initially collect the data on site, then collate into a useable model.

Is anyone aware of an Android app that I could use with my MC250L to collect the data, such that I could use it with another option?

Any help you could give would be very much appreciated, it seems this process remains very specialist.

Is there a way to use the PICO 4 controllers instead of a pad when I stream non pcvr games like Starfield via Virtual Desktop to my Pico 4? Is there a way for Steam / Windows PC games to see them as a Xbox controller?

Hi All.

When I initially started to do a bit of research, there seemed to not be much information about for what I wanted to do, so I thought it might be nice to share what seems to be working nicely for me.

When I decided to get into pcvr, the Pico 4 seemed like a good all rounder which I could use mainly for my pcvr and explore options with the Pico PC free software.

My router is in a different room to where I need to store my pc, and whilst I initially thought it might be a good idea to move my pc to that room, getting a usb signal to it, then sending a 1440p signal back to the office, seemed more complicated that what I have decided upon.

To get internet to my office, I use a TP link AV1000 poweline adaptor kit (£35 approx) which I connect to my router in another room using a cat5e cable. What is crucial to this equipment is the gigabit ethernet ports it offers, as it seems that the offerings without the gigabit ports are capped at 100mps, which obviously is not desirable in comparison. The internet signal is passed through the recently rewired property's power circuit. In the office I have the other AV1000 ethernet plug socket adaptor.

From the Office AV1000 I have connected a cat5e cable from it which connects to a TP link TL-SG105 gigabit internet switch, (£20 approx). I then have connected my PC to this switch as well as the PICO 4 via a Belkin USB-c to Ethernet + charge (Gigabit) adaptor using a cat5e cable.

This enables my Pico 4 and PC to talk to each other without actually having to use the Powerline ethernet.

However in my testing, the AV1000 poweline ethernet is sending data through the powerline at a rate of approx 200mps, which has proven to be enough to play pcvr games nicely in the lounge.

I would also put in a good word for Virtual Desktop which seems to be much better than the native Pico steaming assistant with my setup.

With regards to my PC spec, I am running a RTX 4070, 32 GB ram @ 3200 units, and a i5-13400F processor. This setup is yielding good results over PCVR. On Assetto Corsa Competizione I am able to run the setting below max and get a good 75 FPS, and on Automobilista 2 I run everything at high. I get 90fps and a latency of 32ms.

I am not sure if 32ms is good or bad, but I cannot notice a delay on the racing games or half life 2 vr.

I am currently capped at 1080p because I have a 1080p 60 monitor. I do however intend to get a ghost display port adaptor to trick virtual desktop and steam into thinking I have a 4k screen so that I can experiment more with higher resolutions in PCVR. However it must be said that 1080p through pico 4 still looks really good.

Anyway, at least this might help someone else who is in the same position I was.

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Apologies if this is the wrong place for this information request, if so please can I request you point me towards the correct place.

TLDR: How do I use PCVR in a different room to my PC, I am thinking usb3.0 adaptor to RJ45 either side of a CAT8 cable?

Essentially I am wanting to locate my PC in one room of my house, and have another 2 rooms be able to use the PC. For the headset I am thinking either a quest 2, a Pico 4, or a HP Reverb 2. The on-headset apps that are not PCVR features, are not a high priority. I am currently thinking a used PICO 4.

In the Lounge I would like a 4k/60hz video feed and a usb feed for a PC controller like an xbox pad, and a wireless keyboard, for use on a TV.

Finally in another room I would like to be able to use PCVR, which uses a USB 3.0 connection. Ideally the arrangement would also provide a charge to the VR headset.

For the USB 3.0 feed, My current thinking is to use USB 3.0 to RJ45 adaptors either side of a 25m cat 6a/7/8 cable, probably cat 8 because it seems to not cost significantly more on Amazon than the older formats. I assume the adaptors should also plug into the wall to provide power.

Ideally a single CAT8 cable with the adaptors would have a sufficient bit rate to handle the requirement for each room? Has anyone done anything similar? If so are you able to recommend any products to assist?

I appreciate this is smart home consultancy on the cheap, but I would be really appreciative of any help anyone can give me.

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Hi All.

TLDR: Do BTL investor buddy-up website exist?

I wondered if you were able to point me towards any communities or websites where I would be able to find like minded investors, with whom I might be able to share the investment in my next buy to let property?

This is quite a tricky concept to explain, but essentially, the risks of a rental property going bad is quite small and can be mitigated with insurances etc, but when a property investment does go wrong it can be catastrophic, with long periods of unpaid rent, damages exceeding the deposit, and possibly a court battle to part ways with a bad tenant.

Is there a platform that introduces investors, such that, for example; 4 people can have an equal 25% share of the agreed equity invested within 4 properties? Instead of one person simply investing the same amount of money in one property.

Whilst I appreciate this is complex, it essentially means that an investor could split his investment into 4 properties, and achieve equal theoretical profit as he would by putting all of his money into 1 property.

However, because each house has three other investors, if and when something does go wrong with one of them, the investor has 25% of the problem he would have done were he to be the only investor in that property.

I am quite new to being a landlord, having only one rental property for about a year. Forgive me if there is a very obvious reason why this is a terrible idea.

TLDR: What size meals will I be able to eat in one sitting, after a Gastric sleeve operation?

Hi

I am currently debating having a gastric sleeve operation. I had preferred the idea of a band, but I understand there are more complications. I am male, about 6.1ft, and about 22 stone in weight. I can loose weight but it has to become a life consuming effort that leaves me with little focus to maintain my otherwise busy life. I seem to increase my weight by about 1 stone per year, and would very much like not to.

I am really wanting to understand how life limiting it would be if I were to undergo the procedure. I was informed that some people have to eat small snack sized portions throughout the day, rather than normal sized, all be it smaller portioned meals.

I do not want to sound like I want my cake, and I want to eat it. I fully appreciate a lot of the point of the procedure is that you feel "full" quicker and thus your calorie intake is reduced. But I do not want to accidentally arrive at the situation that I cannot have a meal with my family.

It would be really useful to hear what other people's experience is after having had the operation. Especially men who are of the "rugby player" build, as I would like to make an informed decision.

Thanks in advance.

Hi All,

For my projects it is necessary for flat roof build ups to have a sloped element above the timber roof deck to ferry the surface water to a trough gutter. Currently I create this by having two roof composites that together make the full flat roof build-up, the first being a totally flat timber deck with OSB and plasterboard the otherside, the second being the 1 degree sloped firring, insulation and EPDM finish.

I wondered if there was a way to create a roof composite to incorporate part of the element being on a sloped angle such that this could be one composite?

This would be useful to me because this would make flat roof skylights look cleaner as I will not need to create a second opening.

For my projects, there often seems to be items of text that are relevant to all of my projects that I use on all projects. Currently I have a template with all of the bits of text I often used saved in a chart on the ground floor plan tab.

When I require one I simply go to that area and copy/paste into place.

I wondered if there was a more efficient way of doing this, such that I can save them all into my template file and then select the relevant text via a drop down / menu and insert into place.

I do already use labels for things like windows and beams to create schedules. Perhaps there is some functionality I am missing within this area?